Tuesday's letters: Truth versus spin

Published: Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at 3:15 a.m.

Last Modified: Monday, August 19, 2013 at 5:48 p.m.

This letter is in response to Rodney Starnes’ “Brooding negativity” letter last Wednesday. It’s comical that those who lean left are the first to resort to nasty, mean-spirited name calling when facts are reported by right-leaning members of the media.

It’s real simple! Those of us on the right get our news from the likes of Charles Krauthammer, George Will, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and that dastardly Fox News Channel because we realize the left-leaning news outlets and the mainstream media are complicit in helping Mr. Starnes’ president hide truths from the American people.

Do you think the Benghazi disaster and cover-up, the NSA snooping into phone and emails of American citizens, the IRS targeting of right-leaning nonprofits and individuals, and the utter disaster called Obamacare were covered by the mainstream media to the extent they deserved? They were not.

Yes, those on the right choose to get our news from those sources Mr. Starnes deems dour, sour and even buffoons. Contrary to popular belief, there are even some of us on the right who actually made it past the ninth grade and who actually went on to achieve degrees from colleges and universities. Heck, some of us even studied under the local left’s favorite local political science professor and are still capable of deciphering truth versus spin in the media.

Richard Corbin

Spartanburg

Support our senior centers

The Oak Ridge Boys are coming! The Oak Ridge Boys will give a benefit performance for the Senior Centers of Spartanburg County at 4 p.m. Sept. 8 at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. The senior centers need your help in making this concert a success.

The senior centers need the funds that will be generated by the concert to help with the continuance of their programs in Spartanburg County. Our seniors are very important people in our communities. We need to keep our seniors active and independent, and help them maintain a feeling of worth for as long as possible. Our seniors are veterans and people from all walks of life who have given of themselves to our communities.

In keeping with our mission, our seniors need to have a place for socialization with programs to help them live healthier lifestyles, to keep them independent and to allow them to remain in their homes and age in place.

There are four senior centers in Spartanburg County — the Senior Life and Wellness Club at Archibald Rutledge, the Pacolet Senior Center at T.W. Edwards Recreation Center, the VSP Club in Chesnee and the Leisure Center Service Club in Woodruff.

We are asking the Spartanburg community to come out for the Oak Ridge Boys concert and support the programs of the Senior Centers of Spartanburg.

<p>This letter is in response to Rodney Starnes' “Brooding negativity” letter last Wednesday. It's comical that those who lean left are the first to resort to nasty, mean-spirited name calling when facts are reported by right-leaning members of the media.</p><p>It's real simple! Those of us on the right get our news from the likes of Charles Krauthammer, George Will, Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck and that dastardly Fox News Channel because we realize the left-leaning news outlets and the mainstream media are complicit in helping Mr. Starnes' president hide truths from the American people.</p><p>Do you think the Benghazi disaster and cover-up, the NSA snooping into phone and emails of American citizens, the IRS targeting of right-leaning nonprofits and individuals, and the utter disaster called Obamacare were covered by the mainstream media to the extent they deserved? They were not.</p><p>Yes, those on the right choose to get our news from those sources Mr. Starnes deems dour, sour and even buffoons. Contrary to popular belief, there are even some of us on the right who actually made it past the ninth grade and who actually went on to achieve degrees from colleges and universities. Heck, some of us even studied under the local left's favorite local political science professor and are still capable of deciphering truth versus spin in the media.</p><p><em>Richard Corbin</em></p><p><em>Spartanburg</em></p><h3>Support our senior centers</h3>
<p>The Oak Ridge Boys are coming! The Oak Ridge Boys will give a benefit performance for the Senior Centers of Spartanburg County at 4 p.m. Sept. 8 at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. The senior centers need your help in making this concert a success.</p><p>The senior centers need the funds that will be generated by the concert to help with the continuance of their programs in Spartanburg County. Our seniors are very important people in our communities. We need to keep our seniors active and independent, and help them maintain a feeling of worth for as long as possible. Our seniors are veterans and people from all walks of life who have given of themselves to our communities.</p><p>In keeping with our mission, our seniors need to have a place for socialization with programs to help them live healthier lifestyles, to keep them independent and to allow them to remain in their homes and age in place.</p><p>There are four senior centers in Spartanburg County — the Senior Life and Wellness Club at Archibald Rutledge, the Pacolet Senior Center at T.W. Edwards Recreation Center, the VSP Club in Chesnee and the Leisure Center Service Club in Woodruff.</p><p>We are asking the Spartanburg community to come out for the Oak Ridge Boys concert and support the programs of the Senior Centers of Spartanburg.</p><p><em>Jane Blakely Spann</em></p><p><em>Board member, Senior Centers</p><p>of Spartanburg County</p>